New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 15

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✨ Vital Statistics Report



Feb. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 555

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during January, 1920.

Causes of Death Auckland Metropolitan Area. Wellington Metropolitan Area. Christchurch Metropolitan Area. Dunedin Metropolitan Area. Nine Suburban Areas. Total
Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
1. - GENERAL DISEASES.
(a.) Epidemic Diseases.
1. Enteric Fever . . 1 . . . . . . . .
9. Diphtheria . . . . . . 1 . . . .
10. Influenza . . . . . . 5 . . . .
14. Dysentery . . . . . . 1 . . . .
(b.) Other General Diseases.
28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis . . 4 . . 5 . . 5
29. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis . . 1 . . . . . . . .
31. Tubercular Peritonitis . . 3 . . . . . . . .
33. Tuberculosis of Knee-joint . . . . . . 1 . . . .
34. Bladder . . . . . . 2 . . . .
36. Rickets . . . . . . . . . . . .
38. Gonococcus Infection . . 1 . . . . . . . .
39. Cancer of Buccal Cavity . . . . . . 1 . . . .
40. Stomach, Liver . . 5 . . 2 . . 3
41. Intestines, Rectum . . 2 . . 2 . . 1
42. Female Genital Organs . . 1 . . 2 . . . .
43. Breast . . . . . . 1 . . . .
45. Abdomen . . . . . . 1 . . . .
45. Arm . . . . . . . . . . 1
45. Bladder . . . . . . . . . . . .
45. Mediastinum . . . . . . . . . . 1
45. Pancreas . . . . . . . . . . . .
45. Pelvis . . . . . . . . . . . .
45. Spleen . . 1 . . . . . . . .
45. Disseminated Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . .
46. Thoracic Tumour . . . . . . 1 . . . .
48. Chronic Rheumatism . . 1 . . 1 . . 2
50. Diabetes . . 1 . . 2 . . . .
54. Anaemia . . 1 . . 2 . . . .
55. Purpura Haemorrhagica . . . . . . . . . . . .
56. Alcoholism . . 3 . . 1 . . . .
Totals . . 1 26 . . 32 . .
II.-DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
60. Lethargic Encephalitis . . 1 . . . . . . . .
61. Meningitis . . . . . . 1 . . 1
61A. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
63. Friedrich's Ataxia . . . . . . 1 . . . .
64. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy . . 8 . . 5 . . 1
66. Paralysis without Specified Cause . . . . . . . . . . 1
67. General Paralysis of Insane . . . . . . . . . . . .
68. Chronic Brain Disease . . 1 . . . . . . . .
69. Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . 1
71. Convulsions of Infants . . . . . . 1 . . . .
74. Tumour of Brain . . . . . . . . . . . .
Totals . . 11 2 9 1 5
III.-DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
78. Acute Endocarditis . . 3 . . 2 . . 1
79. Organic Diseases of Heart . . 12 . . 8 . . 12
80. Angina Pectoris . . 2 . . . . . . . .
81. Diseases of Arteries, Aneurism, &c. . . . . . . 1 . . 2
82. Embolism and Thrombosis . . . . . . . . . . 1
Totals . . 17 . . 11 . . . .
IV.-DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
89. Acute Bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . .
90. Chronic Bronchitis . . 3 . . . . . . 1
91. Broncho-pneumonia . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
92. Pneumonia . . 5 . . 1 . . 2
93. Pleurisy . . 2 . . . . . . . .
94. Congestion of Lung . . . . . . . . . . 2
98. Miners' Phthisis . . . . . . . . . . . .
Totals . . 11 . . 5 . . . .
  • Excluding Gisborne. Returns not yet received.


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